Eurekha Book On Rekha 24
Hayden Hollins
Eurekha! is a biography of the actress Rekha by the columnist and author Mohan Deep. The book details her Bollywood acting career and her short-term marriage with the industrialist Mukesh Aggarwal. It was published on 17 December 1999 by Shivani Publications and later reprinted in a number of Indian languages, including a serialisation in the magazine Anandalok. It received negative reviews from critics, who panned Deep's writing and the book's contents. Rekha herself was critical of the book due to its misinformation.
Eurekha! is out of print.[1] It examines Rekha's acting career in Bollywood beginning at age 13 and her marriage to the industrialist Mukesh Aggarwal.[2] A thirteenth chapter of the book, titled "Temptations and Seductions", is provided on Deep's website. It investigates her alleged, romantic relationship with the actor Amitabh Bachchan, positing that the affair began during the shooting of Do Anjaane (1976).[3][4]
Eurekha! was originally titled Re, the way Rekha is addressed by her friends and fans. Deep's friend, the journalist Chaitanya Padukane, recommended him to change the title to Eurekha! (a combination the subject's name and the word eureka).[5][a] Deep said, "Like Archimedes who screamed 'eureka!' when he discovered his principle ... I was supposed to have 'discovered' the real Rekha. So Eurekha!"[5] It was his first book chronicling a living person, attributing this to the criticism he got after publishing his previous books (about Madhubala and Meena Kumari) that critics panned for "raking up the past" of deceased people.[2]
Upon release, Eurekha! had reviews that were generally scathing due to Deep's writing and the book's contents. Tara Patel of The Afternoon Despatch & Courier[14] described it as "an arrogant, crude example of how a woman, who happens to be a film star, can be victimised and exploited even while she lives." Mid-Day expressed similar thoughts, writing that Deep failed to chronicle his subject's life and career in a proper writing style.[2] India Today referred to Eurekha! as a "shoddily-[written] biography".[16] In contrast, The Telegraph's Ashok Banker wrote that Deep "has the guts to grab the tigress by the tail", believing his narration of Rekha's marriage to Agarwal is readable and entertaining.[14] V. Gangadhar from The Tribune felt the book is full of details of her personal life,[2] while Movie Mag International praised its authenticity.[14]
But all these topics were touched upon by author Mohan Deep in his book Eurekha. As soon as the book hit the stands, Rekha strongly opposed to whatever was written in the book. She even visited book-stores personally asking them not to stock the book.
Am in mysore and i purchased vaccum cleaner from eurekha Forbes through the emppoyee name prakash mysore branch..if we asked the Bill he is speaking rubbish with customer means me actually I purchased 3 things from eurekha Forbes but still dint get my bill...pls ensure my bill
It was a few months back that I was looking for a copy of Eurekha! to read. I searched and searched, but this famous (read notorious) book about legendary Bollywood actress Rekha was nowhere to be found.
Indian author and controversial star-biographer Mohan Deep has been an active part of Indian media scene, as a journalist and writer for over 40 years. He was a leading short story writer in Sindhi when he moved to English. His three bestselling star biographies (Mystery and Mystique of Madhubala, Simply Scandalous: Meena Kumari and Eurekha!) published in the nineties placed him in a different class.
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